- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Princeton University Press (9 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0691128669
- ISBN-13: 978-0691128665
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 930,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Scholars do not fully understand the sources of legitimacy in world affairs or how it shapes and constrains what leaders do, but this book provides important insights by looking closely at one particular site of international authority: the United Nations Security Council.
(G. John Ikenberry Foreign Affairs )
Hurd explores the intricate relationship between legitimacy and authority in world politics through an empirical study of the UN Security Council. He provides readers a most thoughtful discussion of the concept of legitimacy, explaining what it is, what it is not, and how it is exercised in world politics.
(J.R. Strand Choice )
Ian Hurd's new book provides a vital contribution to the discussion with a well-specified model of legitimacy that balances a subjective, psychological definition with a structural account of legitimacy's effects.
(C. Cora True-Frost Political Science Quarterly )
The book succeeds in its main theoretical objective, which is to show how constructivism and rational choice can be complementary. As such, it is essential reading for those who seek a more nuanced understanding of how social facts work in international politics.
(Jennifer M. Welsh International History Review )
(G. John Ikenberry Foreign Affairs )
Hurd explores the intricate relationship between legitimacy and authority in world politics through an empirical study of the UN Security Council. He provides readers a most thoughtful discussion of the concept of legitimacy, explaining what it is, what it is not, and how it is exercised in world politics.
(J.R. Strand Choice )
Ian Hurd's new book provides a vital contribution to the discussion with a well-specified model of legitimacy that balances a subjective, psychological definition with a structural account of legitimacy's effects.
(C. Cora True-Frost Political Science Quarterly )
The book succeeds in its main theoretical objective, which is to show how constructivism and rational choice can be complementary. As such, it is essential reading for those who seek a more nuanced understanding of how social facts work in international politics.
(Jennifer M. Welsh International History Review )
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This is an important book on an extremely important topic. In clear and engaging prose, Hurd examines legitimacy's role in shaping politics in a premier political forum--the United Nations Security Council. He shows us how legitimacy works on the ground in UN politics and the ways it has changed both the UN and world affairs. Hurd has a good nose for theoretical puzzles and is both creative and fearless about following through the implications of what he uncovers.
(Martha Finnemore, author of" The Purpose of Intervention" )
(Martha Finnemore, author of" The Purpose of Intervention" )
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Thucydides' account of the negotiation between Athens and the Melians is one of the earliest known statements of the connection between legitimacy and power. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Thucydides' account of the negotiation between Athens and the Melians is one of the earliest known statements of the connection between legitimacy and power. Read the first page
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A compelling argument
10 May 2007
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Ian Hurd's book is remarkable: concise, crisp, substantively compelling, serene in tone, generous in argument and (mirabile dictu for an academic volume!) jargon-free. Hurd examines conceptions of international legitimacy through the prism of UN Security Council debates and decisions from both International Relations (IR) and Public International Law perspectives. Strongly recommended both for teaching and for the expansion of personal horizons on these important issues.
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